When Does That '90s Show Season 3 Come Out? Is It Renewed?

What is That '90s Show about?

That '90s Show drops you into 1995 Point Place, Wisconsin, where a new batch of teenagers gathers in the Formans' basement while the original show's aging parents watch from upstairs. It's a legacy sequel in sitcom form, banking on the idea that if you loved That '70s Show, you'll want to spend a summer with the next generation. The hook is obvious but not entirely cynical: the show gets real mileage out of watching Red and Kitty navigate the indignity of aging while surrounded by kids who don't care about their stories.

The tone is pure sitcom comfort food, familiar to the point of predictability. A character will say something dumb, someone will react with exasperation, and the laugh track fills the silence. What distinguishes it from pure nostalgia mining is that the young cast occasionally finds genuine chemistry with each other, and Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp remain convincing as their characters, still bickering, still confused, still deeply present in their own show even when it isn't really about them anymore. The writing doesn't strain for jokes the way some revival shows do. It just settles into the rhythm of a Thursday night CBS sitcom that happens to be streaming.

Critics didn't particularly care one way or another. Audiences showed up for the premiere but drifted as the season wore on, and the show couldn't recapture whatever kept people returning to the original for eight seasons. The IMDb score sits at 6.3 after two seasons, which is honest terrain: it works when the pacing is tight and the character moments land, and it drags when the writers are just filling time until the credits roll.

The show is a peculiar revival that wanted to be about new characters but couldn't quite let go of the old ones. By the second season, it was clear that Red and Kitty's scenes got all the care and attention, while Leia and her friends played out generic teen scenarios that could have aired on any network in 1998. That imbalance is what ultimately sank it.

Created by Gregg Mettler, Bonnie Turner, Lindsay Turner, Terry Turner

Is That '90s Show renewed or cancelled?

Why was That '90s Show cancelled?

That '90s Show arrived on Netflix in early 2023 with the built-in advantage of nostalgia and a connection to a beloved predecessor, yet it couldn't sustain viewer interest through a second season. The show's rapid decline mirrors a familiar pattern on Netflix, where strong initial curiosity doesn't translate into lasting engagement. Whatever audience showed up for the premiere of the That '70s Show spinoff had largely moved on by the time the second season wrapped in August 2024, less than eighteen months after launch. A 6.3 rating on IMDb suggests the show was broadly dismissed by those who watched it, and viewership metrics almost certainly reflected a sharp drop-off between seasons, the kind of trajectory that makes renewal mathematics straightforward for the streamer.

The show's cancellation also reflects Netflix's shift toward protecting its budget allocation. The streamer has become ruthless about cutting loose shows that don't demonstrate both immediate popularity and staying power, particularly comedies, which have become harder to break through on the platform. A sitcom spinoff, however cleverly packaged, doesn't have the built-in franchise momentum of a drama series or limited event show. After two seasons and 26 episodes, Netflix determined that whatever audience remained wasn't large enough or engaged enough to justify the cost of continuing, especially when a third season would likely produce even dimmer returns.

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